Ashwood Therapeutics: Meditation

The essence of Meditation is always the same : to reach out to and achieve stillness behind thoughts and feelings. This stillness is the source of inner peace and pure intuition (direct knowledge into all aspects of existence). Various forms of Meditation achieve this through a focus on the mind, on the body or on emotions. Two simple and yet very powerful Meditations are:

Watching the breath

While breathing through the nose focus the mind on the breath as it passes the tip of the nose. At the same time think : "breathing in" "breathing out" or " in" " out".

One pointed Meditation

Focus the mind on one object or symbol (such as an apple, your navel, or a single word), while at the same time gently disregarding any intruding thoughts and feelings.

After meditating in above manner for about 15 minutes (or longer if you wish) return to reality by slowly counting down from 21 to 1 (21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - etc.).